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Elegant Memory Book

Guest Anna Griffin reveals a way to create a dramatic memory book using only one color in different hues.

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Filed under: Scrapbooking, How To, Crafts

The layered hues and patterns displayed in this memory book offer an overall feeling of elegance.

Materials:

paper in various shades of one color
vellum
scissors
adhesive
ribbon
oval frame
hole punch

Steps:

Divide pages in half. One side will be used for a story, and the other for scrapping.
Cut three strips of paper into 1/2" x 12" strips.
Cut one of the strips in half making it 6" long.
Using the strips of paper, assemble a frame on the left side of one sheet of paper. Miter the corners.

Figure A

Cut a sheet of vellum to 4-1/4" x 10-1/2", and then mount to page. Use the vellum for journaling.

Using a different shade of paper cut two sheets into four 6" x 12" pieces.

Adhere sheets back to back.

Cut two sheets of another shade in half.

Adhere sheets back to back.

Figure B

Score the paper about 3/8" from the left side, and then punch three holes to the left of the scored area.

Cut two 6" x 12" sheets of vellum, and then score and punch holes down the left side.

Figure C

Assemble pages together alternating designs and shades, placing vellum between each.

Insert ribbon into the top and bottom holes, bringing both ends through the center hole.

Figure D

Tie a bow in the center.

Place a photo in an oval frame and adhere to the cover.

Adhere memory book to the right side of the page.

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